Catholic Group Sues San Francisco Supervisors

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POLITICAL ASSAULT ON CATHOLICS TRIGGERS LAWSUIT

April 4, 2006
POLITICAL ASSAULT ON CATHOLICS TRIGGERS LAWSUIT
On March 21, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a unanimous resolution condemning the Vatican for “meddling” in the city’s customs and traditions. The proximate issue was the Catholic Church’s teachings on marriage and sexuality, especially its opposition to gay adoptions.

In response to this resolution, the Thomas More Law Center has agreed to represent the following plaintiffs: the Catholic League (including the 6,000 members it has in the area) and two individuals (one of whom is a member of the Catholic League).
Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, spoke to this issue today:
“Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren Burger, writing for the majority in a 1984 decision, stated that the Constitution ‘affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any.’ Had the San Francisco Board of Supervisors respected this dictum, there would have been no lawsuit. But because they have shown nothing but hostility to the Catholic Church, holding in contempt its right to craft its own teachings, this was deemed a matter for the courts. Make no mistake about it, resident Catholics have been told, however indirectly, that the government does not look kindly on their right to publicly express their religion.

“Imagine what would have happened if the Vatican had condemned the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for ‘meddling’ in the internal affairs of the Catholic Church simply because the two entities disagreed on a public policy issue? Separation of church and state cuts both ways, and when agents of the state accuse the members of any religion of interfering in municipal affairs—merely because the two sides hold contrary views—the ineluctable result is the creation of a chilling effect on the rights of the faithful.

“This is a matter so serious that no apology can ever suffice to undo the injurious effects that the resolution triggered. A legal remedy is needed
 
Interesting. There is a site somewhere that shows the original Protestant creeds in which they write anti-Catholicism in them. Now it looks like an attempt to write it into law.
 
Who was it that said, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing ?"
More power and prayers to them.
 
I still say I wish I lived in San Francisco. I’d apply for a job with the city, and if I didn’t get it, sue for religious discrimination – using that resolution to show that anti-Catholic is city policy.

I’d urge every Catholic I knew to put in for a city job – and urge those who had city jobs to put in for promotion.

Drown them in lawsuits.
 
vern humphrey:
Drown them in lawsuits.
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Or as P.J. O’Rouke said about a society of suing: A hail of litigation is better than a hail of bullets. 🙂

Scott
 
Scott Waddell:
Or as P.J. O’Rouke said about a society of suing: A hail of litigation is better than a hail of bullets. 🙂

Scott
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On the other hand, official suppression of religion by government could lead to violence – if the lawsuits don’t put a stop to such bigotry.

Remember Archbishop Hughes’ comment to the No-Nothing mayor of New York, “If you burn our churches, we’ll burn your town.”
 
A “hail” of phone calls and letters, emails to the city explaining how offensive this is to Catholics everywhere and how our vacation or convention plans have changed wouldn’t hurt either.
 
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WanderAimlessly:
Expect retaliation from San Francisco. :rolleyes:

PF
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It’s already there – in the form of discrimation against Catholics. Covert discrimination up until now, but this resolution is a trumpet call for open discrimination.
 
Yeah ! Catholic League! Go get em!😃 Shame on San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors. What were they thinking?:confused:
 
Good for the Catholic League and the Thomas More Society.
Now let US show our support for these groups by going to their websites and making a donation to each of them. 🙂

Jaypeeto3
 
This is great news. I emailed all the Board of Supervisors in SF and I hope a lot of other people have and will. Hopefully the law suit will nail them and will be publicized.
 
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Oren:
This is great news. I emailed all the Board of Supervisors in SF and I hope a lot of other people have and will. Hopefully the law suit will nail them and will be publicized.
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I did too. I hope they stick it to them.
 
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davy39:
I did too. I hope they stick it to them.
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I hope they urge Catholics living in San Francisco to apply for city jobs, or for promotions if they already have city jobs – and to sue for discrimination if they don’t get them. That resolution is proof if ever there was proof that the official policy of San Francisco is to discriminate against Catholics.

Drown them in lawsuits.

By the way, where is the ACLU in all this? Aren’t they suppose to come charging to the aid of people who are discriminated against like this?
 
vern humphrey:
Remember Archbishop Hughes’ comment to the No-Nothing mayor of New York, “If you burn our churches, we’ll burn your town.”
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Know-Nothings. 😃
 
LOL

Great idea!
vern humphrey:
I still say I wish I lived in San Francisco. I’d apply for a job with the city, and if I didn’t get it, sue for religious discrimination – using that resolution to show that anti-Catholic is city policy.

I’d urge every Catholic I knew to put in for a city job – and urge those who had city jobs to put in for promotion.

Drown them in lawsuits.
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